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Since Futurewise Whatcom formed in April 2007, we have worked hard to communicate our views - both to county and municipal officials (see companion list of Advocacy Statements) and to our fellow citizens.
Below is a listing of OpEd pieces Futurewise Whatcom has had published in local publications, in reverse chronological order:
Below is a listing of OpEd pieces Futurewise Whatcom has had published in local publications, in reverse chronological order:
- Cathy Lehman, "Parsing the Parcels" Cascadia Weekly, September 15th, 2009.
- Cathy Lehman, "Time is Now to Protect our important rural life, lands" Bellingham Herald, July 2nd, 2009.
- Michael Lilliquist, "Quantity or Quality?" Cascadia Weekly, February 18th, 2009.
- Dan Warner, "How Big? Population Projections Continue to Dominate Policy Questions," Cascadia Weekly, January 7, 2009.
- Eric Hirst, "Population Forecast Key to Smart Future Growth Plans," The Bellingham Herald, September 12, 2008.
- Eric Hirst, "Believes Growth Act Can Help Stop Sprawl," The Bellingham Herald, July 27, 2008.
- Eric Hirst and Tris Shirley, "Do the Math: Striking the Balance Between Quality of Life and Population Density," Cascadia Weekly, May 28th 2008.
- Todd Donovan, Eric Hirst, and Michael Lilliquist, "City Shouldn't Abandon Critical Areas Protections," The Bellingham Herald, April 30, 2008.
- Michael Lilliquist, "Futurewise Works Toward 'Smart-Growth' Solutions," The Bellingham Herald, February 23, 2008.
- Eric Hirst, "Giving People What They Want - and Need," Whatcom Independent, January 31, 2008.
- Rick Dubrow, "Futurewise Disagrees with Larrabee Springs," The Bellingham Herald, August 1, 2007.
- Eric Hirst, "What is Futurewise," Cascadia Weekly, July 27, 2007.
- Rick Dubrow, "We Can't Grow On Like This," Cascadia Weekly, May 30, 2007.